文档介绍：Revised by BLUE on the afternoon of December 12,2020.
英语四级考试真且试卷
2014年12月英语四级考试真且试卷(1)
Questions 36 to一，a
their 30s and 40s can't afford to buy homes or have children. Retirees are earning
near-zero interest on their savings.
[B] In the current listless缺乏活力的)economy, every generation has a claim to having
been most injured. But the Labor Department's latest jobs reports and other recent
data present a strong case for crowning baby boomers(二战后生育高峰期出生的人)A)
as the greatest victims of the recession and its dreadful consequences.
[C] These Americans in their 50s and early 60s一those near retirement age who do not
yet have access to Medicare and Social Security一have lost the most earnings
power of any age group, with their household incomes 10 percent below what they
made when the recovery began three years ago, according to Sentier Research, a
data analysis company. Their retirement savings and home values fell sharply at the
worst possible time: just before they needed to cash out. They are supporting both
aged parents and unemployed young-adult children, earning them the unlucky
nickname "Generation Squeeze."
[D] New research suggests that they may die sooner, because their health, income
Asecurity and mental well-being were battered(重创)by recession at a crucial time in
their lives. A recent study by economists at Wellesley College found that people who
lost their jobs in the few years before becoming qualified for Social Security lost up
to three years from their life expectancy(预期寿命)， largely because they no longer
had access to affordable health care.
[E] Unemployment rates for Americans nearing retirement are far lower than those for
young people, who are recently out of school, with fewer skills and a shorter work
history. But once out of a job, older workers have a much harder time finding
another one. Over the last year, the average duration of unemployment for older